galocha

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French

Verb

galocha

third-person singular past historic of galocher

Galician

Etymology

Attested since the 15th century. Ultimately from Old French galoche or Old Occitan galocha. Compare English galosh.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡaˈlɔt͡ʃa̝/

Noun

galocha f (plural galochas)

sabot, clog (made entirely in wood)
Synonyms: madroña, zoca
clog (of leather, with wooden sole)
Synonym: zoco

References

Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “galocha”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “galocha”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “galocha”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “galocha”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Portuguese

Galochas

Etymology

Borrowed from French galoche.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡaˈlɔ.ʃɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡaˈlɔ.ʃa/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡɐˈlɔ.ʃɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡɐˈlɔ.t͡ʃɐ/

Rhymes: -ɔʃɐ

Noun

galocha f (plural galochas)

galosh (waterproof overshoe)

Derived terms

Further reading

“galocha”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025

Spanish

Noun

galocha f (plural galochas)

A game of galotxetes

Further reading

“galocha”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

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